Wake Forest, Notre Dame to play football game in Charlotte

Wake Forest announced Wednesday that it will play a regular season game against Notre Dame at Charlottes Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 26, 2020

Ben McKeown—For The North State Journal
Wake Forest running back Cade Carney (36) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during a football game against Duke at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham

Wake Forest announced Wednesday that it will play a regular season game against Notre Dame at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 26, 2020. “We have a lot of alumni in the Charlotte area and we brought 20,000 people with us when we played in the bowl game in 2007,” Wake athletic director Ron Wellman said in a statement. “We will still have six games in our home stadium in 2020 and this is a great opportunity for us to play in an NFL stadium. Notre Dame has a strong following and when you look at both teams, this could be a very good game.” The Deacons and Irish were already scheduled to play a home-and-home series, with the Deacons traveling to South Bend on Nov. 4, 2017, then hosting the Irish at BB&T Field on Nov. 17, 2018. The teams have played twice previously, with Notre Dame winning both — in South bend in 2012 and Winston-Salem last season.